May 1519 in the Haiyuan calendar.

After months of searching, Dorag's tail has never been caught.

In desperation, Wulaoxing had to give up this plan.

And the Warring States Period can always breathe a sigh of relief.

After all, in the past few months, the navy has been seriously short of troops, and pirates from all over the country have taken the opportunity to cause trouble, which has really worried him.

Now it's good, Wulaoxing has given up, and all the sailors involved can go back to their respective homes, right?

However, on the night when the order was announced, a person with a very special identity came to Mariejoia.

He wore a hood and did not show his face the whole time, but with just a sign in his hand, the soldiers not only let him pass immediately, but even saluted him respectfully.

Soon after, he finally came to power.

"You came?"

"Yes!"

"So, what is it that makes you willing to risk exposure and come here to interview us?"

"I'm very sorry for requesting a private meeting despite my busy schedule."

As he spoke, he took off his hood, revealing his burgundy hair.

This is a face that most people in the pirate world can recognize. After all, he is so famous.

One of the "Four Emperors" of the New World, the leader of the red-haired pirates, and the most domineering man on the sea, Shanks.

"So, what is it that the chief of CP0, codenamed Red Hair, can make you willing to risk exposure and discuss in detail face to face?"

"Questions about...a Marine!"

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Lin Fan didn't know about Shanks' appearance in Malinfando.

Even if you knew it, you wouldn't be too surprised.

After all, this guy's identity has always been a mystery. Although it has not been explained in detail in the original work, it is definitely not as simple as just a pirate.

At this moment, he is busy spending money.

Excluding Morgans' 10%, the auction proceeds were 177.9 billion beli, and there was still just over 160 billion beli.

The money is enough for him to do many things.

The first is the East China Sea Sea Train project, which has been suspended for some time due to funding problems.

Now that the money is in place, the project will naturally continue.

This project will connect all inhabited islands in the East China Sea, thereby providing the greatest convenience to the people of the East China Sea.

Of course, if it was just to make travel easier for Donghai people, Li Yan wouldn't spend so much money on this project.

The more important reason is that once this project is completely completed, Li Yan can quickly deploy troops to any island in the East China Sea anytime and anywhere.

You know, even if the current East China Sea Fleet relies on airships, it still takes too long to deploy troops, often taking days as a unit.

But if the sea train project is completed, then Li Yan can deploy troops to any island in the East China Sea within 24 hours.

This is not only a question of speed, but also a question of quantity.

Using sea trains, Li Yan can quickly deploy thousands of people at a time. If several sea trains are used at the same time, the troop transportation volume can be doubled several times.

Therefore, whether it is for the stability and development of the East China Sea, or to prepare for the independence of the navy in the future, this maritime train is an indispensable link.

After all, no matter what you want to do, you have to build roads first, and in this pirate world full of islands, the sea train is obviously the best substitute for roads.

Unless one day in the future, the aviation industry can completely develop and grow.

However, Li Yan, who had originally planned to keep a low profile for several months, suddenly received a very strange order from Marie Joa.

The Stephens family, one of the 19 clans of the Tianlong people, wanted to come to the 18th branch for an inspection. The five old stars asked Li Yan to do a good job in security and reception.

Why is this order weird?

You know, the order mentioned an inspection, and this kind of inspection by the Celestial Dragons at a naval base has never happened before.

After receiving this order, Li Yan asked Xia Qi for a piece of information about the Stephens family.

According to information, the Celestial Dragons currently living in Mariejoia can be roughly divided into two types.

The first type is the ordinary Celestial Dragon family.

For hundreds of years, this kind of Tianlong people have enjoyed power and never-ending money, causing most of their brain circuits to have some problems.

The most typical of them is the Rozwald family.

And this kind of Celestial Dragon people also account for most of the Celestial Dragon people in Mariejoia. Fourteen of the nineteen families fall into this category.

The second type is different. They are also called the five powerful families. Today's Five Old Stars are the patriarchs of these five families.

Completely different from the other fourteen families, the five powerful families not only do not have the bad habits of the Celestial Dragons, but also have many strong ones.

As for the Stephens family, they are one of the five powerful families of the Tianlong people.

One of the current Five Old Stars, the old man with curly hair wearing a hat, is the patriarch of the contemporary Stephens family. The other four Five Old Stars are also the patriarchs of the other four major families.

As for what was mentioned in the order, Gonzalo Stephens, who came for the inspection this time, is the eldest son of the five-old star with curly hair in a hat. He is also the patriarch of the next generation of the Stephens family, and there is a high probability that he will also become the next generation.

Five old stars.

For such a person who suddenly proposed to inspect his branch, Li Yan was instinctively wary.

Once the arrangements were made, all the things that could not be displayed were put away.

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Five days later.

An extremely luxurious yacht, escorted by more than a dozen warships, arrived at the military port of Corona Island.

The person who walked down first, Li Yan, who had read the information, immediately recognized him. It was Gonzalo Stephens, the protagonist this time.

However, the next moment, he discovered...

As soon as the Rozwald family arrived, they followed Gonzalo.

It has to be said that Gonzalo and the three members of the Roswald family simply do not look like the same kind of creatures.

Gonzalo, like his father, wore a black suit and did not wear the hood of the Draco.

But the next three members of the Rozwald family were different. They wore bloated clothes like astronauts and wore hoods on their heads to show that they did not want to breathe the same air as civilians.

Moreover, these three guys are all riding burly slaves.

In short, anyone who sees it will be extremely disgusted.

But, what is this family doing here?

Although Li Yan didn't know why these three guys appeared here and what they were doing.

But Li Yan knew very well that this family was definitely a big trouble and would probably cause big trouble.
Chapter completed!